Where does “eggleg” come from?

eggleg (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic egg, from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

eggleg (Icelandic): ovary

Definitions

  1. ovary

Ancestry of “eggleg”, step by step

eggleg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic egg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceggan egg; an oval shaped object; the ovum
2Old Norseeggegg; edge
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Icelandic leg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleguterus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →